anonymousThat’s what I thought too but this was your example in the other thread.I think that he would like that gift > I don't know for sure whether he is going to likethat gift, but I'm inclined to believe that he will.

OK. That's what it means, but that doesn't imply that it is appropriate to use it anywhere at all. The circumstances have to be right. The context has to be right.

I can tell you what "There's going to be an earthquake" means, but that doesn't mean that it's appropriate to say that right after an earthquake has occurred.

anonymousThat’s what I thought too but this was your example in the other thread.I think that he would like that gift > I don't know for sure whether he is going to likethat gift, but I'm inclined to believe that he will.

OK. That's what it means, but that doesn't imply that it is appropriate to use it anywhere at all. The circumstances have to be right. The context has to be right.

I can tell you what "There's going to be an earthquake" means, but that doesn't mean that it's appropriate to say that right after an earthquake has occurred.

My example in that other thread, which I can't even remember, was probably an isolated sentence, so it wouldn't have had any context that clarified whether he had bought the gift yet or not. However, that's the situation where the example would be most likely to be used. I think that's what you're asking. So in brief, the answer is yes.

My example in that other thread, which I can't even remember, was probably an isolated sentence, so it wouldn't have had any context that clarified whether he had bought the gift yet or not. However, that's the situation where the example would be most likely to be used. I think that's what you're asking. So in brief, the answer is yes.